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in one's infancy
still in an early state, not developed
E.g: It is thought that technology has developed radically, but I still think it's still in its ____
By whatever means necessary
Bằng mọi giá.
By whatever means necessary, bring her back to me
whimsical
sth that's strange but can be funny.
His whimsical style of writing really brought out the best in him
swanky
xa hoa k cần thiết.
We decided to splash out some money and go to a swanky hotel
imposing
nguy nga.
Looking at the imposing building, I was really impressed
garish
sặc sỡ.
You can easily see the garish color standing out in the middle of the painting
ostentatious
cố tình khoe khoang.
You don't need to be that ostentatious, it may attract unwanted attention
vulgarr
sơ sài.
That vulgar statue sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of the affluent neighbourhood
ram sth down one's throat
bắt ai chấp nhận điều j.
Everyone knows he's rich because he rams it down their throats
juxtaposition
placing 2 elements side by side to compare them.
You can see his mastery in art with that juxtaposition between light and shadow
reciprocate
behave, share the same feeling/way.
Our feelings after seeing that film were all reciprocated
proximity
sự gần (space/time).
A major reason why I purchased my bike there because of its proximity to my house
flagrant
being so obvious that it's shocking.
His flagrant disregard for the law in front of the public cause considerable backlash
salient
The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them.
All the salient points and features should be presented at the end of your presentation
chronic
lasting for a long time.
The chronic pain made me go to the hospital for a check-up
staple diet
food eaten every day
scorn
sự khinh bỉ
He expressed scorn to that problem-You can clearly see it on his face
quibble
argue over trivial stuff.
Why do you need to quibble about not receiving a 1% discount? Your purchase wasn't even 10$
breakneck speed
extremely fast
Sometimes, I would just like to go cycling at a breakneck speed, expressing all my bottled up emotions during the day
prolific
creating a lot of sth
He's a prolific author, writing 100 books per year
copious
abundant; plentiful
There are copious amounts of insects here
lavish
Nhiều và đắt
We all gave him lavish gifts on his 21st birthday
replete
full of food
After the concerted effort from the government and the authorities, we were replete though in the middle of the flood
crest
Highest point of a wave
to the fore
become visible, leading position
His experiment finally came to the fore, giving everyone an alternative choice when it comes to travelling